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Insight Assessment Platform
Government School Administrator Guide
Authorised and published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment AuthorityLevel 7, 2 Lonsdale StreetMelbourne VIC 3000
ISBN: 978-1-925867-42-8
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ContentsIntroduction.....................................................................................................................................................
About the Insight Assessment Platform........................................................................................................
About this user guide....................................................................................................................................
Additional user guides..................................................................................................................................
Section 1: Setting up your school.................................................................................................................
Section 2: Log in.............................................................................................................................................
Section 3: Registering staff, classes and students.....................................................................................
Section 4: Managing staff and classes.........................................................................................................Creating ad hoc classes and co-teachers.....................................................................................................
Managing staff..............................................................................................................................................
Section 5: Assessment delivery....................................................................................................................
Section 6: Reporting.......................................................................................................................................
Section 7: System support.............................................................................................................................
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Introduction
About the Insight Assessment PlatformThe Insight Assessment Platform (Insight) is an online assessment platform. It assists teachers to assess student progress and apply more targeted teaching practices through its powerful data analytics and reporting capabilities. Teachers can review student assessment data for diagnostic, formative and summative purposes.
Insight has seven assessment instruments, with more under development, as follows:
· English Online Interview (EOI), targeting Years F–2
· Mathematics Online Interview (MOI), targeting Years F–2
· Fractions and Decimals Online Interview (FDOI), targeting Years 5–10
· Transition Learning and Development Statement (TLDS), targeting Kindergarten–Year F
· Reading and Vocabulary Assessment for English as an Additional Language students (RVEAL)
· Diagnostic Assessment Tools in English (DATE), targeting Years F–4
· Abilities Based Learning and Education Support (ABLES), targeting students with disabilities and additional learning needs
· Intercultural Capabilities, targeting Years F–10.
For more information about these instruments, see the Assessment Tools section of the Insight webpage.
About this user guideThis guide provides Insight School Administrators and Principals in Government schools information and support to use Insight, including:
· Adding non-homeroom classes (known on Insight as ad hoc classes) and co-teachers.
Additional user guidesThe following additional user guides are available for Government schools to learn more about using Insight:
· Technical Support Staff User Guide
· Assessment Delivery and Reporting User Guide
· Manual Grading User Guide.
For more information see the Government section of the Insight webpage.
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Section 1: Setting up your schoolBefore you are able to log in and use Insight, your school must be registered, and staff, students and classes set up.
As all Government schools use CASES21, your school will be automatically set up for using Insight, and your staff, students and homeroom classes immediately available.
Section 2: Log inBefore you log in, your school must be registered on Insight (see Section 1).
Chrome or Firefox are the recommended internet browsers to access Insight.
To log in:
1. Open your internet browser.
2. Copy and paste or click on https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/f-10assessment/insight/Pages/login.aspx. The Insight Log In screen will appear.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen. The School sector/service buttons will appear.
4. Select the DET button. The Insight Home screen will appear (see Figure 2.0).
If the Insight Home screen does not appear, a Log In screen will appear, where you will enter your EduPass/Edumail ID number and associated password.
Figure 2.0: Insight Home screen
Once you have logged into Insight, your name will appear on the top right corner of the Insight Home screen. If this is not the case, contact DET ITD Service Desk or 1800 641 943.
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Section 3: Registering staff, classes and studentsAs your school uses CASES21, it will be automatically registered on Insight, and your staff, students and homeroom classes will be automatically set up. The accuracy of this data on Insight will be determined by the accuracy of the data entered into CASES21.
Section 4: Managing staff and classesPrincipals and Insight School Administrators have the ability to perform a range of functions, including managing staff, class and student information on Insight.
As your school uses CASES21, staff, classes and student data is managed for you by CASES21. Any edits made in Insight to staff, class or student data will be overridden by a CASES21 update that occurs daily. All changes to CASES21 before 4pm will apper in Insight the next day.
Principals and Insight School Administrators can still create ad hoc (non-homeroom) classes and co-teachers and change user roles.
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Creating ad hoc classes and co-teachersAdding a co-teacher to a class is required when an assessment is being delivered by a teacher who is not the homeroom teacher or when there is a team teaching environment. Ad hoc classes can be created when a class that has students from different homerooms is required.
To create an ad hoc class:
1. On the Insight Home screen, select the Data Admin icon. The Data Admin options will appear.2. Select Manage Classes. The Manage Classes screen will appear (see Figure 4.0).
Figure 4.0 Manage Classes screen
3. Select the required teacher from the Teacher drop-down box and click on the Apply Filters button. The Teachers class details will appear in the Classes window (see Figure 4.1)
4. Click on the Add New Class button in the Classes window. The Add Class screen will appear.
5. Type in the name of the class in the Group/Course Name text box.
6. Select the required teacher from the Teacher drop-down box.
7. Select the class type from the Class Type drop-down box.
8. Click on the Submit button. The class will be created.
Figure 4.1 Classes window
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Principals and Insight School Administrators have the ability to add students to ad hoc classes across all year levels and homeroom classes. Homeroom teachers can also create ad hoc classses however, they can only add students to it that that are in their homeroom class. Ad hoc classes are not affected by the CASES21 update that occurs daily.
To add students to an ad-hoc class:
1. On the Insight Home screen, select the Data Admin icon. The Data Admin options will appear.2. Select Manage Classes. The Manage Classes screen will appear (see Figure 4.0).
3. Select the year level from the Setting drop-down box.
4. Select the teacher from the Teacher drop-down box.
5. Click on the Apply Filters button. The class lists will appear in the Classes window below.
6. Select the class you would like to add students to by clicking on the Assign New Students icon (see Figure 4.1). The Assign New Students screen will appear (see Figure 4.2).
7. Using the grey check boxes in the far left select the students you wish to add to the class.
8. Once the relevant students have been selected, click on the Add Student(s) to Class button (see Figure 4.2). The updated students will be stored.
Figure 4.2 Assign New Students screen
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To remove students from an ad hoc class:
1. Follow the above steps 1–5.
2. Select the class you would like to remove students from by clicking on the Manage Students icon (see Figure 4.1). The Manage Students screen will appear.
3. Using the red Remove icon in the far left, select the students you wish to remove from the class.
4. Once the relevant students have been selected, click on the Remove button (see Figure 4.3). The updated class list will be stored.
Figure 4.3 Manage Students screen
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To delete an ad-hoc class:
1. You must contact DET ITD Service Desk or 1800 641 943 and indicate that you wish to delete an ad-hoc class from Insight.
2. You will receive an email from the Insight team when the class has been deleted.
As many co-teachers as required can be added to a class.
To add a co-teacher:
1. On the Insight Home screen, select the Data Admin icon. The Data Admin options will appear.2. Select Manage Classes. The Manage Classes screen will appear (see Figure 4.0).3. Click on the Apply Filters button. The class details will appear in the Classes window (see
Figure 4.1).
4. Click on the Assign Teacher icon under the Manage Classes column (see Figure 4.1). The Assign Teacher screen will appear (see Figure 4.4).
5. Select the Teacher from the Teacher drop-down box.
5. Select Co-teachers from the Level of Engagement drop-down box.
6. Click on the Submit button. The co-teacher will be added to the class.
Figure 4.4 Assign Teacher screen
To remove a co-teacher:
1. Click on the Edit icon (the pencil) under the Manage Classes column (see Figure 4.2). The Edit Class screen will appear.
2. Click on the Remove from Class icon (the red circle with a white cross). A prompt will appear asking if you are sure you want to remove this teacher. Click on the OK button.
3. Select Co-teachers from the Level of Engagement drop-down box.
4. Click on the Submit button. The co-teacher will be removed from the class.
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Managing staff To change a user role:
1. On the Insight Home screen, select the Data Admin icon. The Data Admin options will appear.2. Select Manage Users. The Manage Users screen will appear (see Figure 4.5).
Figure4.5 Manage Users screen
3. Click on the Apply Filters button. The staff list will appear in the Manage Staff window below.
4. Select the staff member you would like to edit by clicking on the Edit icon (see Figure 4.6). The Edit Staff screen will appear (see Figure 4.7).
5. Select the role you would like to assign from the Role drop-down list.
6. Once the relevant changes have been made, click on the Submit button. The updated details will be stored.
Firgure 4.6 Manage Staff window
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Figure 4.7 Edit Staff Screen
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Section 5: Assessment delivery· For instructions on how to set up assessments for delivery to students and conducting
assessments please see the Government Assessment Delivery and Reporting User Guide.
· This guide can be accessed via the Government section of the Insight webpage.
Section 6: ReportingReports on student and class assessments and results are available to be viewed, printed and exported. The type and number of reports available vary between assessments. Reports can be produced in graphical or tabular formats. Insight School Administrators can produce reports for any student or class in their school. Only assessments that have been submitted will appear in any report.
For instructions on how to access reporting options for all assessment instruments, except for the Transition Learning and Development Statements (TLDS), please see the Government Assessment Delivery and Reporting User Guide.
This guide can be accessed via the Government section of the Insight webpage.
Section 7: System supportIt is possible to get on-screen help for Insight. This help consists of being directed to the Insight Assessment Platform webpage, where information about Insight and the assessments it houses can be accessed.
To access Insight support:
1. On the Insight Home screen, select the Help icon. The Custom Help tab will appear.
2. Click on the Custom Help tab. The Insight Assessment Platform Web page will appear.
For further support, contact contact DET ITD Service Desk or 1800 641 943.
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